What's So Funny?

Six-time Emmy AwardâÈ'winning funnyman Tim Conway, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnett Show, offers a straight-shooting and hilarious memoir about his life on stage and off as an actor and comedian. In television history, few entertainers have captured as many hearts and made as many people laugh as Tim Conway. ThereâÈçs nothing in the world that Tim Conway would rather do than entertainâÈ'and in his first-ever memoir, WhatâÈçs So Funny?, thatâÈçs exactly what he does. From his pranks in small Ohio classrooms to his perfor­mances on national television and movies, Tim has been cracking people up for more than seventy years. Long regarded as one of the funniest come­dians around, Tim also boasts an inspiring rags-to-riches story. WhatâÈçs So Funny? captures TimâÈçs journey from life as an only child raised by loving but outra­geous parents in small-town Ohio during the Great Depression, to his tour of duty in the ArmyâÈ'which would become training for his later role in McHaleâÈçs NavyâÈ'to his ascent as a national star and household name. By tracing his early path, this book reveals the origins of many of TimâÈçs unforgettable charactersâÈ'from Mr. Tudball and the Oldest Man to Mickey Hart to everyoneâÈçs favorite, Dorf. WhatâÈçs So Funny? shares the hilarious accounts of the glory days of The Carol Burnett Show and his famous partnerships with entertainment greats like Harvey Korman, Don Knotts, Dick Van Dyke, Betty White, Vicki Lawrence, Bob Newhart, and of course, Carol Burnett. As a bonus, readers will enjoy never-before-shared stories of hilarious behind-the-scenes antics on McHaleâÈçs Navy and The Carol Burnett Show.